bruise vs shiner

shiner vs bruise

bruise and shiner both are nouns.

bruise is a verb but shiner is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bruise	Yes	No	Yes	No
shiner	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shiner is a hyponym of bruise; that is, shiner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bruise:

bruise: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
shiner: a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

Other hyponyms of bruise include ecchymosis, petechia, black eye, mouse.

bruise (noun)	shiner (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration	any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
	important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
	something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
	a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

bruise (verb)	shiner (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
break up into small pieces for food preparation
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
hurt the feelings of

Difference between bruise and shiner

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